There's always bad new in the papers and on the TV, let's celebrate some of the happier news. Here's mine for today:

It has been reported that a man who received 100 cold calls in two months is one of the first people to successfully claim compensation from a PPI firm. Steven Higgins, was called 94 times between October and November last year despite telling Synergy Leads Ltd he was not eligible for a payout. He filed a small claims application and invoiced the firm £10 per call. When the company did not respond he then made a claim for a default judgment at Northampton county court. Synergy Leads Ltd was last week ordered to pay him £940 for the calls, plus £60 costs for making the claim application.

Rooting Today might have to get busy since good news will be in short supply other than happy stuff about: puppies saving little children (happens at least twice a decade); Royals having babies or getting married (not really interested and it could be said that;s bad for the taxpayer's pocket); somebody wins the lottery (but that's bad 'cause it wasn't me); Bernie get finally gets busted (might happen but do we really want our beloved Leprechaun to go to jail?); somebody who we like, has integrity, honesty and he welfare of his/her people at heart wins an election (could happen, might have happened, but even if it does happen political power corrupts so in hindsight it could be very, very bad); ...

... me and Mephistopheles will try to find some, I promise (even if he doesn't .... promise, that is)

Due to the implementation of the new beach, have you had to make budgetary adjustments to your holiday requirements in this fiscal year on a net financial savings basis...? And where will these unexpected profits be channeled?